CHARITY FISHING COMPETITION
NORTH ISLAND & SOUTH ISLAND
What started as a one-off memorial event in 2020 for New Zealand’s iconic TV builder, has grown to become an annual charity fishing competition that raises money to help kids across New Zealand via the Kiwi Kids Charity. In true Cocksy style, the day involves humorous fishing antics and totally sideways rules.
Choose Your Island
It's time to grab your gear and hit the water for an epic fishing showdown!
Whether you’re casting lines in the North Island or reeling them in from the South, this is your chance to compete, connect, and contribute. Grab your gear, rally the crew, and make waves for charity on New Zealand’s stunning waters. Let’s get fishing!
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The Gist Of The Comp
The Cocksy Classic is not your average, straight-laced fishing comp. Sure, the lines are cast, and the stakes are high - but this one’s more about banter than the biggest fish, and friendly sabotage is practically part of the rules. In true kiwi fashion, it’s tradie vs tradie, neighbour vs neighbour, and mates plotting for months to out-fish each other and take home the legendary Golden Fleece.
Expect protests (lodged against your own team, no less), shameless bribery of the judges, and plenty of laughs. Whether you’re on, in, or under the water, this is a day about connection, community, and doing good - a fishing competition with a difference, to make a difference.
Species & Method
Each competition features location-specific species, with the occasional wild card thrown in the night before to keep you on your toes. Some fish are judged by length, others by weight, and a few just for laughs. You can fish from land, boat, or underwater - using rod, reel or spear.
Just leave the cray pots, long lines and nets at home. Catch and release is allowed, as long as it’s measured on the official comp mat. To promote sustainability, our minimum size limits are set higher than Fisheries NZ standards.
The Champion
Forget your standard trophies - this event does things differently. The Golden Fleece is our answer to the yellow jersey, and it’s the ultimate bragging right for a full year. Typically awarded to the best Kingfish catch, it’s just as likely to go to someone for an epic yarn, a heroic moment, a wild stunt, or simply because the judge felt like it.
Expect the unexpected. Come ready to impress - and entertain.
The Prizes
Yes, there are prizes. No, they’re not the point.
This event is proudly focused on raising funds for Kiwi kids, and we make no apologies for putting the cause first. But thanks to our incredible sponsors, there are still plenty of generous prizes, raffles, and auction goodies up for grabs.
Come for the good times. Stay for the cause.
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We look forward to seeing you soon - fish on!
SUPPORTING KIWI KIDS!
All proceeds from this event go towards supporting The Kiwi Kids Charity!
The Kiwi Kids Charity brings hope, help, and happiness to Kiwi Kids, that prides itself on helping children, schools, and families whose unique needs often aren’t eligible for funding or support through other charities or organisations.
The Charity is not your everyday charity, it’s like a huge, extended family made up mostly of volunteers who pledge their time, talents, tools, and toys to make a tangible difference, at a grassroots level. No matter whether it’s custom-built mobility support, access to learning tools, working bees, medical equipment, speech lessons, sports equipment, or just basic supplies, they get super creative and use their networks to stretch the dollars.
SPECIAL THANKS TO
We cannot express enough how grateful we are to have snagged these incredible Platinum event sponsors - Dayle ITM for Tairua, and a collective of 7 top of the South ITM stores for D'Urville Island. Without their generosity, these events would not be possible. We can proudly say, that 100% of their sponsorship contribution goes directly to helping Kiwi Kids.
Thank you for your enthusiasm and unwavering support because without you, our fishing comp just wouldn't be reel-y fun!
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